Professional and Continuing Education
Master of Community Health Administration
MCHA
Program Details
Degree total 33 credits $35,310
100% of students who enrolled in 2024 received scholarship support
$0 Application Fee • $0 Enrollment Fee
Program Details
Degree total 33 credits $35,310
100% of students who enrolled in 2024 received scholarship support
$0 Application Fee • $0 Enrollment Fee
Program Overview
The Master in Community Health Administration (MCHA) program at Keck Graduate Institute prepares graduates for leadership roles that help transform today’s healthcare delivery across all levels.
The MCHA program offers a flexible, 100% online format, allowing you to take courses on your own time and at your own pace. Students can complete this degree in as little as one year, depending on your schedule. With courses in Community Health, Health Systems, Healthcare Economics, and Leadership, and more, this program will prepare graduates to truly make an impact on health care delivery and patient care.
If you’re interested in a career in healthcare administration, this online program is an efficient way to become qualified.
Why Choose Keck Graduate Institute?
- 100% online. Courses use a blended teaching method that combines highly interactive asynchronous sessions with flexible learning options.
- Prepares leaders in hospitals and healthcare facilities in underserved and underrepresented communities, focusing on improving health, preventing illness and injury, and early detection of treatable medical conditions.
- Gain skills for working in community clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), public health departments, healthcare systems, NGOs, and related industries.
- Provides mastery in healthcare problem identification, healthcare problem response, healthcare systems management, healthcare economics, and leadership.
- Stackable certificates focusing on Health Systems, Community Health, Health Economics, and Leadership.
- Expert faculty instructors who bring real-world insights to the classroom.
Who Should Apply
- Working professionals looking to advance their career and move into medical management.
- Experienced administrators who want to expand their medical business acumen.
- Individuals who want to enhance their leadership and community care skills.
- And more…
Program Learning Outcomes
- Medically-focused business acumen, including advanced healthcare economics, finance, systems management, and medical affairs courses.
- An understanding of how to transform community-based care at the local level.
- The ability to enhance your team with leadership and management skills tailored to grow within a healthcare environment.
- The opportunity to transform and work directly with your own community through a hands-on degree capstone project.
Program Director

Anastasia Levitin, PhD
Program Director (MS and MCHA), Professor of Practice in Translational Medicine
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Program Course Overview
These courses may also be taken as individual certificates separately.
Community Health
9 credits
- MSCM 5001 Infectious Diseases and Community Health (3 credits)
- MSCM 5002 Chronic Diseases and Community Health (3 credits)
- MSCM 5302 Community Health Challenges (3 credits)
Health Systems
6 credits
- MSCM 5105 Health Systems Sciences (3 credits)
- MSCM 5501 Direct to Community Medicine (3 credits)
Health Economics
6 credits
- BUS 5200 Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6210 Advanced Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6220 Drug Pricing & Reimbursement (1.5 credits)
- Health Economics Elective (1.5 credits)
Leadership
6 credits
- BUS 5200 Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6210 Advanced Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6220 Drug Pricing & Reimbursement (1.5 credits)
- Health Economics Elective (1.5 credits)
Community Engagement Capstone
6 credits
- BUS 5200 Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6210 Advanced Healthcare Economics (1.5 credits)
- BUS 6220 Drug Pricing & Reimbursement (1.5 credits)
- Health Economics Elective (1.5 credits)
Program Requirements
Earned bachelor degree by the start of the program
- Completed online application
- Personal statement
- Resume
- Transcripts
- Admission interview
- No application or enrollment fees.
The Admissions Committee is made up of faculty and senior administrators who will thoroughly and conscientiously review each application. Applications will be considered in the context of the total applicant pool, as well as in relationship to our general admissions standards. We do not use arbitrary grade point or test score cutoffs.
All admissions decisions are final for the academic year in which they are rendered.